HP VXI E1432A manual Diagnostics, HP E1432A Users Guide Troubleshooting the HP E1432A

HP E1432A User's Guide

Troubleshooting the HP E1432A

Diagnostics

The following describes a limited diagnostic program for the HP E1432A, HP E1433A, and HP E1434A. It is to be run from an HP-UX host. The program is called “hostdiag.” It can be found with the HP E1432A Host Interface Software Library at location /usr/e1432/bin.

location: /usr/e1432/bin

Usage: hostdiag [-hPsuvV] [-f file] [-L laddr] [-S slot] [-O list]

-h

Does a quick, partial test by bypassing the tests which involve downloading code to the module.

-f file

Uses “file” as the source of code to download to the module instead of the default sema.bin.

-L logical_addr

Specifies the logical address of the module to be tested. The default value is 8.

-O option_list

Tests the module against a list model/options. For example -O

“E1432,1DE,AYF” tests the module as an 8 channel E1432A with the tachometer option. Without this option, hostdiag only tests what it finds present. Hardware which has failed in such a way that it appears to be absent will not be detected without this option.

-P

Prints only a pass/fail message - no diagnostic printouts.

-s

Additionally runs the “standard input/output” tests. Sources finish testing with 1 VPk, 1 KHz sine on each output for manual verification of output functionality. Input testing (both HP E1432A and HP E1433A inputs and the Tachometer input) assumes 1 VPk, 1 KHz sine input on each channel. This allows testing of additional portions of the signal path which inaccessible from the internal tests.

-S vxi_slot

Test the module in the vxi slot, vxi_slot. Default is to test the module at logical address 8.

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